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Manon Galy, Léa Hennino, Héloïse Luzzati: Une Quête d’Infini
Another persuasive rediscovery from an imaginative label
Irvine Arditti, Gianluca Pirisi: Fremde Szenen
Blistering conviction marks out this Rihm tribute
Isabelle Faust: Telemann
Effervescent playing brings a Baroque master to life
Jonathan Aasgaard: Walton
A cello principal glitteringly steps into the limelight
Richard Tognetti: Beethoven, Brahms
A great partnership is celebrated in two captivating live recordings
Concert review: Richard O’Neill (viola) and Jeremy Denk (piano)
US correspondent Thomas May hears Richard O’Neill and Jeremy Denk in a gripping recital presented by Seattle Chamber Music Society on 23 November 2025
Concert reviews
The Strad Recommends: Lena Neudauer: Beethoven
Understated mastery makes for a compelling listen
The Strad Recommends: Antoine Tamestit: Feldman
Focus and humanity combine in a Feldman classic
The Strad Recommends: Pavel Haas Quartet: Martinů
Another benchmark reading from this stellar Czech group
Concert review: Johan Dalene (violin) Danish Philharmonic Orchestra Sønderborg/Andris Poga
Andrew Mellor visits the Alsion Concert Hall in Sønderborg, Sweden, on 11 September 2025 for the performance of Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Ysaÿe
Concert review: Tabea Zimmermann (viola) Ensemble Resonanz
Carlos Maria Solare attends the performance of Enescu, Bartók and Lili Boulanger at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany, on 12 September 2025
Concert review: Jack Quartet
Bruce Hodges hears the performance of Rand Steiger’s ‘Introspective Trilogy’ at New York’s Mary Flagler Cary Hall on 12 August 2025
Book reviews
Busch Trio: Beethoven
A young trio makes its mark in a much-recorded field
Ida Haendel: Brahms, Britten, Elgar, Sibelius
Four concertos celebrate a great violinist in her extended prime
Charlie Siem: Brahms, Enescu
Plenty of personality but a short-measure album
Trio Lirico: Spanish Piano Quartets
Utterly committed performances bring these Spaniards to life
La Rêveuse: London, circa 1750
Baroque salon music at its most alluring
Ronan Kernoa: Bach: The Cello Suites on Six Different Instruments
An original take on these much-recorded suites pays dividends
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